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§,,§§,§§,, ON  EARTH  (THE PLANET WHERE I  LIVE)  A ,§§§,§,,,§
§,§,§§,§,, LOT OF  US HAVE  ANTENNAS ON OUR  HOUSES §,,§§§,,§,
§§§§,§§§,, OR  BALCONIES,   WE   HAVE  BUILT  LARGE §,§,,§,§§§
,,,§§,,§,§ ANTENNAS  FOR  LARGER BANDWITH,  WE HAVE §§§,§§§,,,
,,§,§,§§§,     BUILD SPECIALIZED ANTENNAES FOR      ,,§§,,§,,,
,§§§§§,,§,    SPECIFIC WAVELENGTHS (AND SENT THEM   ,§,§,§§,,,
§,,,,§,§§§ INTO  ORBIT), WE'VE BUILT  LARGE AS FUCK §§§§§,§,,,
§,,,§§§,,,              ANTENNA ARRAYS              ,,,,§§§,,§
§,,§,,§,,§ WE'VE VIRTUALLY BUILT AN ANTENNA  WITH A ,,,§,,§,§,
§,§§,§§,§§          DISH AS LARGE AS EARTH.         ,,§§,§§§§§
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,§§,§§,§§§ WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT OUR  POSITION IN THE §§§,§,,,,§
§,§§,§§,,,      SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR SOLAR SYSTEMS     ,,§§§,,,§§
§§,§§,§,,, PLACEMENT  IN   THE  GALAXY,   AND   OUR ,§,,§,,§,,
,§§,§§§,,, GALAXYS PLACEMENT IN  THE LOCAL CLUSTER, §§,§§,§§,§
§,§§,,§,,, AND  »OUR» LOCAL CLUSTERS  PLACE  IN THE ,§§,§§,§§§
§§,§,§§,,,          GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS          §,§§,§§,,,
,§§§§,§,,,                                          §§,§§,§,,§
§,,,§§§,,, AND  WE'RE  MOVING  AROUND  THE  SUN  AT ,§§,§§§,§§
§,,§,,§,,§ VELOCITY  AND THE SUNS MOVING AROUND THE §,§§,,§§,,
§,§§,§§,§, CENTER  OF  THE GALAXY  AT  VELOCITY AND §§,§,§,§,§
§§,§§,§§§§ THE GALAXY  IS  MOVING  TOWARD ANDROMEDA ,§§§§§§§§,
,§§,§§,,,§    AND WE'RE BOTH MOVING ANTICLOCKWISE   §,,,,,,,§§
§,§§,§,,§§ AROUND THE GALAXY. AND  WE  AS A SPECIES §,,,,,,§,§
§§,§§§,§,, HAVE LEARNED TO TAKE ALL THAT IN ACCOUNT §,,,,,§§§,
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§,§,§,,§,§ AND DESPITE  ALL  THIS, DESPITE ALL  OUR §,,,§§,§,§
§§§§§,§§§§   (CLICHE) BEAMING OF FUCKING STELLAR    §,,§,§§§§,
,,,,§§,,,, RADIO  PROGRAMMES OUT IN  FUCKING  SPACE §,§§§,,,§§
,,,§,§,,,, AT  THE  SPEED  OF  LIGHT  (LIGHT IS OUR §§,,§,,§,§
,,§§§§,,,, MEDIUM! GOODSPEED YOU, BLACK EMPEROR!),  ,§,§§,§§§§
,§,,,§,,,§      DESPITE GHOSTS HELPING AND THE      §§§,§§,,,§
§§,,§§,,§§     COLLECTIVE CONSCIOUSNESS LOWPASS     ,,§§,§,,§§
,§,§,§,§,§    FILTERING, DESPITE OUR VERY OBVIOUS   ,§,§§§,§,,
§§§§§§§§§, BEAMING  OF ALL  OUR  SECRETS  IN  EVERY §§§,,§§§,,
,,,,,,,,§,          DIRECTION KNOWN TO US,          ,,§,§,,§,§
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,,,,,,§,§§ NO    ,   ONE    ,   HAS    ,   ANSWERED §,,,§§,,,§
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§,,§§,§,,§              SO WHY IS THAT?             ,§§,§,,§,§
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§§§§,,§§§, MOST  OPPONENTS TO  INTELLIGENT  LIFE IN §§,,§§,,§§
,,,§,§,,§, THE UNIVERSE SAY IT'S BECAUSE  YOU  NEED ,§,§,§,§,,
,,§§§§,§§, A CLASS  ONE-OR-THE-OTHER  STAR  AND THE §§§§§§§§,,
,§,,,§§,§, PLANET  NEEDS  TO  BE  AT  A  SEE-AND-SO ,,,,,,,§,,
§§,,§,§§§, DISTANCE AWAY FROM THE STAR  (LIKE THERE ,,,,,,§§,,
,§,§§§,,§§           HAS TO BE A PLANET!)           ,,,,,§,§,§
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,,§,§§§§§, BUT   REALLY   ISN'T  THAT  KEEPING  THE ,,,§,,,,,,
,§§§,,,,§§      DEFINITION OF LIFE REALLY LAX?      ,,§§,,,,,,
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§,§§,,§§,, I THINK EVERYONE AGREES THAT WE  HAVE NO §§§§,,,,,§
§§,§,§,§,, IDEA  WHAT WE'RE DOING (AND  IT PROBABLY ,,,§,,,,§,
,§§§§§§§,§                  SHOWS)                  ,,§§,,,§§§
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§,§,§§,§,, I'M  GONNA GO SMOKE MY  THIRD  CIGARETTE §,,§§§,,§,
§§§§,§§§,, THIS  YEAR AND TRY  TO SNATCH SOME BEERS §,§,,§,§§§
,,,§§,,§,§         FROM THE LOCAL BEER THING        §§§,§§§,,,
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